Category: protections

US May Lift Protections for Yellowstone, Glacier Grizzlies

BILLINGS, Mont.—The Biden administration took a first step Friday toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the governors of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming provided “substantial” information that grizzlies have recovered from the…


Slain Quebec Girl’s Family Sues Youth Protection, School Board for $3 Million

The family of a seven-year-old girl who was killed in 2019 is suing the provincial youth protection authority and the local school board for $3 million, seeking accountability for failing to act in the child’s disturbing death. The girl was found in critical condition in her family home in Granby, about 80 kilometres east of…